CVE-2010-0205

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-0205
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-03-03 19:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.53, 1.2.x before 1.2.43, and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 does not properly handle compressed ancillary-chunk data that has a disproportionately large uncompressed representation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption, and application hang) via a crafted PNG file, as demonstrated by use of the deflate compression method on data composed of many occurrences of the same character, related to a "decompression bomb" attack.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-400 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libpng Libpng All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[Security-announce] VMSA-2010-0014 VMware Workstation, Player, and ACE address several security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:013 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List
About the security content of Mac OS X v10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Broken Link
USN-913-1: libpng vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:012 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: libpng10-1.0.53-1.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
LIBPNG af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 libpng.sourceforge.net Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 Mac OS X v10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: libpng10-1.0.53-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian update for libpng - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: libpng-1.2.43-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - libpng Decompression Process May Let Remote Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#576029 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
libpng Ancillary Chunks "Decompression Bomb" Denial of Service - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2032-1 libpng af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Libpng 'png_decompress_chunk()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMSA-2010-0014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org/62670 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
VMware Update for Workstation and Player - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
LIBPNG af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 libpng.sourceforge.net Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: libpng10-1.0.53-1.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:011 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:063 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:064 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
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Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2010-07-14Tomas HogerThis issue has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0534.html.

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